Technology
Outback radio telescope listens in on interstellar visitor
A telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar…
Curtin Accelerate business innovations unveiled
An integrated solar photovoltaic and thermal panel that generates both electricity and heat, software to prevent cyber-attacks and a platform…
Earth’s mid-life crisis – new research backs ‘lull’ in the geologic record
New research backing claims that the Earth experienced a ‘geological lull’ in its development around 2.3 to 2.2 billion years…
New security standard for Curtin’s health research networks
Two of Curtin University’s vital health research data networks have been certified to a globally recognised information security management standard,…
Oldest land-plant microfossils in Australia found in WA’s Canning Basin
Collaborative research led by the WA Organic & Isotope Geochemistry Centre at Curtin University has discovered the oldest land-plant microfossils…
Electrochemical aspects of semiconductors no longer ‘flawed’
Researchers from Curtin University have been able to reproduce and explain the often puzzling behaviour of electrons that enter or…
New Curtin Professor and MWA Director to help drive WA towards the SKA
Curtin University has attracted one of the world’s leading astronomers from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Professor Melanie Johnston-Hollitt…
Telescopes team up to study giant galaxy
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fuelling jets of…
Major milestone for key radio-astronomy project
The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) has recorded a key milestone in its ongoing development, with the building and deployment of…
Conference to discuss energy economics in a post-Kyoto world
This month, more than 200 economists, academics and key industry figures from 30 countries will gather in Perth for the…